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2000 FORD EXCURSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 543419 · 2005-07-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXCURSION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
146,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THIS OCCURRED ON JUNE 28, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. THE CONSUMER WAS MOWING HIS LAWN AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT. HE THEN DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. JUST THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DAMAGED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT RESPOND. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10128280
Machine
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